
Gabriel Akinshola
Backend Engineer
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About
Full Stack Software Engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience building web applications, backend APIs, database systems, and cloud-deployed services. Strong experience with TypeScript, Next.js, React, NestJS, Python, FastAPI, Django, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Docker, and Google Cloud. Experienced in building and integrating frontend and backend systems, designing REST APIs and relational data models, implementing authentication and role-based access control, integrating third-party services, and deploying applications to production environments.
Have worked on AI-powered products including AfriDam AI and an AI video clipping platform, combining modern web technologies with AI and automated media-processing workflows. Comfortable using AI coding tools to accelerate development while validating generated code through testing, type checking, debugging, code review, and manual verification.
Experience
Backend Engineer at F-Bridge Africa / AfriDam AI (2026-06 – 2026-09)
- Designed and implemented scalable REST APIs using NestJS and TypeScript for an AI-powered application.
- Designed relational database schemas and managed database migrations using Prisma ORM and PostgreSQL.
- Built reusable backend service modules following modular architecture and clean-code principles.
- Implemented authentication, request validation, and role-based access control (RBAC).
- Integrated third-party services including Google Workspace and Google Meet APIs.
- Worked with Google Cloud infrastructure and Git-based development workflows.
- Supported application workflows involving clinical images, image metadata, AI-related functionality, and data processing.
- Investigated and resolved backend, database, cloud-integration, and production issues across the application stack.
Junior Software Engineer at Graceco Industries Limited (2024-11 – 2025-12)
- Administered Ubuntu Linux servers supporting internal enterprise applications, including user management, process monitoring, and system reliability.
- Supported internal application deployments and CI/CD implementation.
- Collaborated with engineering, logistics, and procurement teams to support software and operational workflows.
- Contributed to process automation and enterprise application operations.
Education
B.Sc. in Business Administration – National Open University of Nigeria (2024-01)
Computer Software Engineering in Systems & DevOps Track – Holberton School (2023-07 – 2024-08)
Software Engineering – ALX Africa (2024-04 – 2024-04)